Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: Rear Gallery
4680 US Hwy 42
Cardington, OH
OHS convention: 2022
Images
2017-02-28 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
November 2015 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2019-08-27 - Organ (Photograph by Len Levasseur, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2019-08-27 - Organ (Photograph by Len Levasseur, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2019-08-27 - Church interior to gallery and organ (Photograph by Len Levasseur, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Consoles
Keydesk
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 10 stops
- 11 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 27 notes
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: None
- Has coupler thumb pistons
Notes
2020-05-20 - The church was completed November 2015 and replaced one that burned in November 2013. -Jeff Scofield
2022-08-10 - In early 2018, following denial of a request to relegate the St. Sebastian Church to “profane but not sordid use,” a petition was made with the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C., for canonical recourse with the Congregation for the Clergy at the Vatican. But by this time, selective demolition work had already begun: the stained glass windows were removed, the ceiling mural artwork extracted from plaster, and all architectural millwork salvaged. Fortunately, Fr. Thomas Buffer, pastor of Sacred Hearts, became aware of the organ’s availability. Fr. Buffer wanted a pipe organ for the newly completed sanctuary of Sacred Hearts, and he received favorable input from William Heyer, the architect, and Michael Herzog, president of Peebles-Herzog, Inc. Accordingly, he arranged for quick salvage of the Pilcher organ. Though the electric utility was disconnected from the St. Sebastian Church property, the organ’s mechanical action and handpumped wind system allowed Fr. Buffer and others to hear the musical possibilities offered by this historic organ. Disassembled over a marathon three-day project in February, 2018, the organ was removed to safety by parishioners, volunteers, and a number of mid-Ohio organ enthusiasts, all coordinated by Fr. Buffer. His foresight proved invaluable: once the Congregation for the Clergy refused to hear the case, the closed St. Sebastian Church was promptly demolished.
The reinstalled Pilcher was dedicated in concert on August 11, 2019, with Fr. Buffer, Elizabeth Lacobucci, and Angela Carbetta playing selections by Bach, Brahms, Frescobaldi, Zipoli, Post, and Dandrieu.
-- *Pipe Organs of Columbus*, OHS 2022 -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist
Source: Pipe Organs of Columbus, OHS 2022 July 31, 2022
GREAT (right jamb, 61 notes, C–c4) Tremolo, Principal 8, Melodia 8, Salicional 8, Octave 4
SWELL (enclosed, left jamb, 61 notes, C–c4) Bourdon 16, Geigen Principal 8, Lieblich Gedackt 8, Harmonique Flute 4, Flautino 2
PEDAL (left jamb, 27 notes, C–d1) Sub Bass 16
COUPLERS (reversible mechanical push pistons under Man. 2) “Off” Swell to Pedal “On”, “Off” Great to Pedal “On”, “Off” Swell to Great “On”
ACCESSORIES Mechanical sliding wind indicator (above Swell manual), Balanced wooden Swell shoe for Swell expression, Mechanical foot lever (left of Swell pedal), Mechanical foot lever (right of Swell pedal)
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